qed527 engaging prior knowledge
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QED 527Engaging Prior Knowledge
Done by:Aishah, Geraldine, Sung, Hefang & Bugan
Content
Why Prior Knowledge is Important
Activating Prior Knowledge
ICT Tool 1: Google Site
ICT Tool 2: Popplet
Benefits and Problems of Implementing Prior
Knowledge Strategies
What is prior knowledge?
“Pre-existing beliefs, experience and
understanding of information”
What is prior knowledge?
Made up ‘theories’ to make sense of
things
Travel Experiences
Race, religious beliefs, culture
Books
Media
Importance of prior knowledge
“Necessary to understand learners’
knowledge that they bring to a given
teaching situation”
Importance of prior knowledge
Can assist learners in successfully
mastering new content
Raw material that conditions
learning
Serves as a basic building block
To instill curiosity and interest
To anchor and extend learners’
understanding
To help learners recognize that what is
being taught have some connection with
their existing knowledge
Purpose of prior knowledge
How to activate Prior Knowledge?
BRAINSTORM!!! Lino
How to activate Prior Knowledge
Answering questions Check lists Quizzes Worksheets
KWL-Strategy What I Know What I Want to find out What is Learnt
Interactive Discussion Group discussions (e.g. forums, blogs)
How to activate Prior Knowledge
Commonly shared prior experiences News Stories Pictures
Semantic Maps/Graphic Organisers The whole and its parts Cause and effect Similarities and differences
ICT enhanced activities
Mindful learning: 101 proven strategies for student and teacher success written by Linda and Bruce Campbell (2008)
4 Activities = One ICT-enabled Activity
4 out of 15 Activities
The Known The Unknown
What I know What I Think I know
What I want or need to know
What I know What I want to know
What I learned
Graphic organiser
popplet - graphical collaboration Nature:Free on-line ICT tool
Purpose: Immediate feedback Foster collaboration
Advantages:Quick to set upSimple to use Easy to cooperate
POPPLET – CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATIONRule Setting: Participation AppropriatenessRespect (courtesies) Timing is KINGQuestions to be answered promptly
POPPLET – LIMITATIONS
Tool-specific Issues
Lack of central control
Lack of auto colour scheme for popplets
Lack of time to read and respond to all
popplets
Benefits of ICT tools
Students’ engagement
Real-time
Interactive
Full participation
Possible implementation problems
No significant result improvement – (Nelson & Hill,
2010)
Elicitation and reinforcement of incorrect prior
knowledge – (van Loon, de Bruin, van Gog & van
Merriënboer, 2012)
Absence of uniform knowledge
Time taken to teach the usage of the ICT tools
Technical glitches
Classroom management
Students’ ability to relate, reflect and revise
Possible implementation problems
References
Campbell, B., & Campbell, L. M. (2008). Mindful learning: 101 proven strategies
for student and teacher success. (2nd ed., pp. 7-27). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Nelson, A., & Hill, J. L. (2010). New technology, new pedagogy? employing video
podcasts in learning and teaching about exotic ecosystems.Environmental
Education Research, 17(3), 393-408. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2010.545873
van Loon, M. H., de Bruin, A. B. H., van Gog, T., & van Merriënboer, J. J. G. V.
(2012). Activation of inaccurate prior knowledge affects primary-school students’
metacognitive judgments and calibration.Learning and Instruction, 24, 15-25. doi:
10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.08.005
References
http://ecl.lst.nie.edu.sg/lstelearn/Jan2013ICT/dimensionso
fmeaningful/engaged-prior.php
http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/7191_campbell_ch_1.